Calendar of Events

April 28, 2015


Lunch is served at Noon, Meeting begins at 12:30 pm

Welcome,  Dave Rich



 CSX Technical Director, Applications


CSX Corporation, together with its subsidiaries based in Jacksonville, Fla., is one of the nation's leading transportation suppliers. The company’s rail and intermodal businesses provide rail-based transportation services including traditional rail service and the transport of intermodal containers and trailers.

Overall, the CSX Transportation network encompasses about 21,000 route miles of track in 23 states, the District of Columbia and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. Our transportation network serves some of the largest population centers in the nation. Nearly two-thirds of Americans live within CSX’s service territory.

CSX serves major markets in the eastern United States and has access to over 70 ocean, river and lake port terminals along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, the Mississippi River, the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway. The company also has access to Pacific ports through alliances with western railroads.

CSX moves a broad portfolio of products across the country in a way that minimizes the effect on the environment, takes traffic off an already congested highway system, and minimizes fuel consumption and transportation costs.

The Bloodmobile will be at RCBC on 4/28/15 and we need you for a limited Time!

Low Supply Header
 
There is always a need for blood, and only volunteer donors can fulfill that need for patients in our community.  Nationwide, someone needs blood every 2 to 3 seconds, and most of us will need blood at some point in our lifetime.  Our goal for 8 pints and with your help we can achieve this goal.

Rotary Club of South Jacksonville
Tuesday, April 28th (12:00 pm - 2:00 pm)
835 Museum Circle
River City Brewing Company - Bloodmobile
Jacksonville, FL 32207


RYLA Applications Now Available

RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) is sponsoring this year’s 4 day event at the University of North Florida, Jacksonville from June 18 – 21st.  Participation is open to any high school junior or senior, and, as in the past, our club has sponsored two scholarships. 

More information is at www.ryla6970.org, including application forms, which must be notarized and returned by May 15 and will become available online on April 1.  Review of applications by the RYLA committee will follow.  For more information contact Kristi Kinsey, Executive Director, at kristikinsey@gmail.com / ryla6970@gmail.com,  or at 904-826-7819. 

RYLA accomplishes what its name implies, the augmentation of leadership skills among high school leaders in a powerful, well-constructed retreat setting.  Please consider shepherding your favorite high school leader through the application process for a rewarding experience.
    


Rotary Minute


Week 42. Rotary Minute for week beginning
April 20, 2015.



This week let’s give a big shout-out to all of the Rotarians in District 6970 who have taken our Youth Services programs to the upper echelons of the 14 Districts in Zone 34 – and the whole Rotary world for that matter! Youth Services, sometimes referred to as New Generations, consists of several programs: Rotaract, Interact, EarlyAct, Rotary Youth Exchange (RYE) and Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA). We are fortunate to have great leaders and dedicated Rotarians serving these programs. Many of them have served their respective programs for several years, which is one of the big reasons our youth and young adult programs rank among the top tier.

But as good as these programs and their leaders are it is the support of the Rotarians and Rotary Clubs in our District that is essential to their success. So let’s give another big shout-out to all of the clubs in our District who step-up to support our Youth Services programs. Through great leadership and club support we are planting the seeds and cultivating the sprouts to grow a strong crop of future Rotarians who will Light Up Rotary for the generations that follow!
Event Reminders:

May 8-10: District Conference and Assembly at the Flagler College campus. Mark your calendar for a weekend of interesting, informative and inspirational sessions, and a lot of fun Rotary fellowship.

June 18-21: Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) will take place again this year on the University of North Florida’s campus. Each club should sponsor at least one, and preferably two, aspiring high school leaders to attend this life changing event.

June 26-28: Zone 34 Regional Seminar at the Hyatt Hotel in Jacksonville, Florida. All District and Club leaders are encouraged to attend. Look for more details soon on our District website.

For more on these and all other events in District 6970, please go to www.rotary6970.org.


Yours in service to Rotary,  
      Percy  
District Governor 2014-2015
Rotary International District 6970


Keep doing those wonderful things you do! Make it a great week!

April 21, 2015


Lunch is served at Noon, Meeting begins at 12:30 pm

Welcome
 Joe Solsano



 Cloud Computing Technology


Joe is the Chief Operating Officer of U2 Cloud.  U2 Cloud is a full-service WaaS (Workspace-as-a-Service) and SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) provider delivering cutting-edge technology and support to businesses and consumers. 

U2 has architected  the next generation of SaaS & Workspaces optimized for both businesses and consumers. Their offerings are flexible and unique delivering cutting-edge enterprise class computing for businesses and consumers for less than a dollar a day!  Clients gain a competitive advantage utilizing our cloud platform and tailored business solutions which focus on innovation and overall business continuity.

Time is NOW for Fun, Fellowship and Entertainment!


April 23rd On Golden Pond:

Mike Farrell of MASH stars in On Golden Pond, the Tony Award winning play by Ernest Thompson. The play explores the often turbulent relationship of a young woman and her father, and the difficulties faced by a couple in the twilight years of a long marriage.
 

Cocktails and Social hour begin at 6 pm; dinner begins at 7 pm and the show starts at 8 pm.

The BUS is on-board and tied down for the Voyage...


Oor Rotary Mobile Health Clinic Bus on a Crowley cargo ship bound for Haiti!  How Cool! 

The Rotary Club of South Jacksonville extends deep gratitude and thanks to Crowley Maritime, especially to Dick Dooley and LaSonya Hill for helping with the cost-free shipment of our bus to Zanmi Lasante in Haiti. Our bus sailed as cargo on April 5 and arrived into Port-Au-Prince, Haiti on April 10.  The bold Rotary logo is proudly visible on the bus thanks to Rebecca Walden of First Coast Signs Jacksonville who donated all Zanmi Lasante and Rotary logos.


Save the Date...  April 28, 2015 - We need You!

 Low Supply Header 

There is always a need for blood, and only volunteer donors can fulfill that need for patients in our community.  Nationwide, someone needs blood every 2 to 3 seconds, and most of us will need blood at some point in our lifetime.

Rotary Club of South Jacksonville
Tuesday, April 28th (12:00 pm - 2:00 pm)
835 Museum Circle
River City Brewing Company - Bloodmobile
Jacksonville, FL 32207
RYLA Applications Now Available

RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) is sponsoring this year’s 4 day event at the University of North Florida, Jacksonville from June 18 – 21st.  Participation is open to any high school junior or senior, and, as in the past, our club has sponsored two scholarships. 

More information is at www.ryla6970.org, including application forms, which must be notarized and returned by May 15 and will become available online on April 1.  Review of applications by the RYLA committee will follow.  For more information contact Kristi Kinsey, Executive Director, at kristikinsey@gmail.com / ryla6970@gmail.com,  or at 904-826-7819. 

RYLA accomplishes what its name implies, the augmentation of leadership skills among high school leaders in a powerful, well-constructed retreat setting.  Please consider shepherding your favorite high school leader through the application process for a rewarding experience.
    


Rotary Minute


Week 41. Rotary Minute for week beginning
April 13, 2015.



The Weekly Minute – turns out it’s more than a minute! Last week I attended the first anniversary meeting of our newest club in the District, the Rotary Club of Interlachen and Lakes Area. It was a good meeting and a celebration to a good start for this emerging club – almost 25 members strong. The Interlachen and Lakes Area club is one of many clubs with a Minutarian who routinely reads the Weekly Minute to club members during the meeting. So I got to listen to one of my Weekly Minutes. As most or you already know, it took that Minutarian bit longer than a minute to read it in full. So calling it the Weekly Minute is a tad misleading. Oh well, I just want all Rotarians in District 6970 to know what’s happening and why everyone should be proud to be part of one the best Rotary Districts in the world. And if that takes more than a minute – so be it – you’re worth it.
Event Reminders:

May 8-10: District Conference and Assembly at the Flagler College campus. Mark your calendar for a weekend of interesting, informative and inspirational sessions, and a lot of fun Rotary fellowship.

June 18-21: Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) will take place again this year on the University of North Florida’s campus. Each club should sponsor at least one, and preferably two, aspiring high school leaders to attend this life changing event.

June 26-28: Zone 34 Regional Seminar at the Hyatt Hotel in Jacksonville, Florida. All District and Club leaders are encouraged to attend. Look for more details soon on our District website.

For more on these and all other events in District 6970, please go to www.rotary6970.org.


Yours in service to Rotary,  
      Percy  
District Governor 2014-2015
Rotary International District 6970




Last Weeks' Guess Who Answered!  
Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer at the Masters



April 14, 2015


Lunch is served at Noon, Meeting begins at 12:30p




Jerry Sinclair began as a youth-sports director at a local church. He also served two years with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

In 1997 Jerry and his wife started Faithful & True of Jacksonville, a Christ centered, Bible-based support program for men with an ongoing problem of sexual sin in their lives.  Their mission is equipping churches, volunteers and donors in the ministry of restoring sexually broken men and their families to a sacred place in their home and community.

More than 1300 local men have taken advantage of this confidential program to save their marriages and their lives.  The only requirement for participation is the desire to bring an end to sinful sexual behavior.  There are currently seven weekly meetings for men and two meetings for wives.

Jerry will speak to the plague of infidelity and other sexual sins that are destroying families, marriages and lives in Jacksonville.  His program discreetly offers hope to shattered lives.  You will want to know about this confidential resource for men in your church, business and social circle.
www.904True.org


You gotta Believe! 


Time Draws closer as we need to Draw some Blood: 4/28/2015

Low Supply Header
  Rotary Club of South Jacksonville is hosting a blood drive! 

April 28th! 
 There is always a need for blood, and only volunteer donors can fulfill that need for patients in our community.  Nationwide, someone needs blood every 2 to 3 seconds, and most of us will need blood at some point in our lifetime.

Rotary Club of South Jacksonville
Tuesday, April 28th (12:00 pm - 2:00 pm)
835 Museum Circle
River City Brewing Company - Bloodmobile
Jacksonville, FL 32207
RYLA Applications Now Available

RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) is sponsoring this year’s 4 day event at the University of North Florida, Jacksonville from June 18 – 21st.  Participation is open to any high school junior or senior, and, as in the past, our club has sponsored two scholarships. 

More information is at www.ryla6970.org, including application forms, which must be notarized and returned by May 15 and will become available online on April 1.  Review of applications by the RYLA committee will follow.  For more information contact Kristi Kinsey, Executive Director, at kristikinsey@gmail.com / ryla6970@gmail.com,  or at 904-826-7819. 

RYLA accomplishes what its name implies, the augmentation of leadership skills among high school leaders in a powerful, well-constructed retreat setting.  Please consider shepherding your favorite high school leader through the application process for a rewarding experience.
From The Board
The Board is pleased to announce the following member candidate for your consideration into membership:
John Pope-sponsor is PP Lee Mercier, classification is Finance/Banking-Financial Advisor.  Anyone having an objection should submit it in writing to the Board within ten (10) days.

Coming Events!

    

 

April 23rdOn Golden Pond:

Mike Farrell of MASH stars in On Golden Pond, the Tony Award winning play by Ernest Thompson. The play explores the often turbulent relationship of a young woman and her father, and the difficulties faced by a couple in the twilight years of a long marriage.

Cocktails and Social hour begin at 6 pm; dinner begins at 7 pm and the show starts at 8 pm.






Rotary Minute


Week 40. Rotary Minute for week beginning
April 6, 2015.



Recap Time!


Week 37: What’s the difference between a District Conference and a District Assembly? The District Conference is more focused on advancing and celebrating the object and mission of Rotary, while the District Assembly is more focused on club and district leadership training, while informing club members about events and functions that take place within our District. The Conference and Assembly are intended for all Rotarians regardless of their positions within their clubs and regardless of whether they are brand new or long-time members. Both events will increase your knowledge of and passion for Rotary; both take place May 8-10 at Flagler College in St. Augustine.

Week 38: The Rotary International Convention is where the world of Rotary comes together in one place for almost four days to hear inspirational, internationally-known speakers and to attend highly informative and interesting sessions covering every aspect of the Rotary experience. You leave an RI convention more convinced than ever that you are part of the solution and that your decision to join Rotary was the right choice. If you have already registered or are planning to attend the 2015 RI Convention taking place June 6-9 in festive Sao Paulo Brazil, make sure you let DGE Fel (FelLeeD6970@aol.com) or DGN Marshall (marshall@Rotary6970.org) know today so you’ll know what’s up and can stay connected with other Rotarians from D6970 while you’re there.

Week 39: At this point in the 2014-2015 Rotary year, all clubs should be preparing for a smooth transition into the 2015-2016 Rotary year. The annual leadership transition in the world of Rotary is a healthy thing, but it also presents a challenge. When the challenge is managed wisely, a club grows stronger. Therefore, preparing and planning for the inevitable transition is important. I encourage each club to take the steps to make for a smooth and productive transition. Doing so makes for a better member experience and relieves a lot of stress on incoming officers and committee chairs.

Event Reminders:

May 8-10: District Conference and Assembly at the Flagler College campus. Mark your calendar for a weekend of interesting, informative and inspirational sessions, and a lot of fun Rotary fellowship.

June 18-21: Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) will take place again this year on the University of North Florida’s campus. Each club should sponsor at least one, and preferably two, aspiring high school leaders to attend this life changing event.

June 26-28: Zone 34 Regional Seminar at the Hyatt Hotel in Jacksonville, Florida. All District and Club leaders are encouraged to attend. Look for more details soon on our District website.

For more on these and all other events in District 6970, please go to www.rotary6970.org.


Yours in service to Rotary,  
      Percy  
District Governor 2014-2015
Rotary International District 6970



We will have the prize for the winner next week!

Answers for Pierre on the move, again!


Known best for beating Carolina while playing 
for Duke, NBA all-star Christian Laettner

Former Florida Gator and Chicago Bulls NBA
 player Chris Richards

NBA Hall of Famer from JU, Artis Gilmore stands tall at 7 feet 2"






















This Weeks' Guess Who!  
Tell Patti who we are!  The where is pretty easy.


April 7, 2015


Lunch is served at Noon, Meeting begins at 12:30p




Kevin English joined One Call Care Management in May 2013 as the Chief Financial Officer. English has over 21 years of experience in financial management and senior leadership positions, including 17 years with PSS World Medical, Inc.  During his long tenure with PSS World Medical, English served in senior leadership positions in both Sourcing and Finance. As the Chief Sourcing Officer, English led the planning and execution of the global sourcing initiative and as the Senior Vice President of Finance, he implemented and led several strategic shared services functions. English began his professional career with four years in the audit practice for Deloitte and Touche, LLP. English holds a BS degree in Accounting from the University of Florida and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Kevin has volunteered at The Players for 7 years and will serve as the Vice Chairman for Player Services during 2015.   Kevin and his wife, Debbie, have 3 children – Morgan, Brooke and JP.    Kevin is an avid outdoorsman and he loves to spend time fishing, hunting and playing golf.


English has lived and worked in the Jacksonville area since the fall of 1992. He founded an annual fishing tournament in St. Augustine benefiting Cystic Fibrosis research and has chaired the event for the last 10 years. He also serves on the board of advisors for the Center for Supply Chain Management in the Warrington College of Business at the University of Florida. In addition, English helps coach youth sports in the Ponte Vedra area and is an active member of Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic church in Ponte Vedra Beach.

The Legendary Hole Calls Again!



We Challenge YOU to give like we did!  Be a PINT Hero!! RCBC on 4/28/2015




We are looking for Pint Size Superheroes!!

Established in 1942, The Blood Alliance (TBA) is the sole provider of blood to all Northeast Florida hospitals. It depends on its community for help. If you are already a donor, thank you!  If not, please consider joining its Pint Size Superheroes (hey, it’s all in the bag!), or if you yourself cannot donate, be an Ambassador and bring someone who can donate on your behalf! 

Here are some reasons why TBA needs the Rotary Club of South Jacksonville to help donate blood:

Blood supply:

It only takes about an hour to donate a pint of blood and you can save up to three lives.

The Blood Alliance must collect blood from about 300 donors every day to keep up with current hospital demands.

Of the roughly 40% of healthy Americans who can donate life-saving blood, less than 10% do.  If donors donated two times a year, blood shortages could be prevented.

If you have a recent tattoo from a licensed facility or artist in FL, GA or SC, you can now come in sooner and donate once your tattoo is healed (in the past, you would have had to wait a one year deferral period).

Donors can schedule an appointment and register online to avoid waiting: www.igiveblood.com/PINTU or call 888.99.TBA.HERO (888.998.2243).



A Message From The Board
The following candidate has been approved by the Board for your consideration into membership: Jacqueline Rudloff, classification is Law-Corporate Counsel-Banking.  Her sponsor is Bob Massey.  Anyone with an objection will need to submit it in writing to the Board within ten (10) days.

In case you missed it last week...
PP Bobby Purser Honored and Remembered...


Paul McElroy captivated the crowd... He delivered Water and Power and even took out the Sewage for us all!

RYLA Applications Now Available

RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) is sponsoring this year’s 4 day event at the University of North Florida, Jacksonville from June 18 – 21st.  Participation is open to any high school junior or senior, and, as in the past, our club has sponsored two scholarships. 

More information is at www.ryla6970.org, including application forms, which must be notarized and returned by May 15 and will become available online on April 1.  Review of applications by the RYLA committee will follow.  For more information contact Kristi Kinsey, Executive Director, at kristikinsey@gmail.com / ryla6970@gmail.com,  or at 904-826-7819. 

RYLA accomplishes what its name implies, the augmentation of leadership skills among high school leaders in a powerful, well-constructed retreat setting.  Please consider shepherding your favorite high school leader through the application process for a rewarding experience.

Coming Events!

    

 

April 23rdOn Golden Pond:

Mike Farrell of MASH stars in On Golden Pond, the Tony Award winning play by Ernest Thompson. The play explores the often turbulent relationship of a young woman and her father, and the difficulties faced by a couple in the twilight years of a long marriage.





Low Supply Header
  Rotary Club of South Jacksonville is hosting a blood drive! 

April 28th! 
 There is always a need for blood, and only volunteer donors can fulfill that need for patients in our community.  Nationwide, someone needs blood every 2 to 3 seconds, and most of us will need blood at some point in our lifetime.

Rotary Club of South Jacksonville
Tuesday, April 28th (12:00 pm - 2:00 pm)
835 Museum Circle
River City Brewing Company - Bloodmobile
Jacksonville, FL 32207




Rotary Minute


Week 39. Rotary Minute for week beginning
March 30, 2015.



With only three months to go in this Rotary year, all clubs should be focused on preparing for a smooth transition into the 2015-2016 Rotary year. This not only includes planning and communication between the current Presidents and Presidents-Elect, but also committee chairs and even District leaders. The annual leadership transition in the world of Rotary is a healthy thing, but it presents a challenge.

When the challenge is managed wisely, a club grows stronger. Since no club intentionally wants to become weaker each passing year, preparing and planning for the inevitable transition is important and should be on everyone’s radar screen. So I encourage each club to take the steps to make for a smooth and productive transition. Doing so makes for a better member experience and relieves a lot of stress on incoming officers and committee chairs.

One other facet to consider in regard to the yearly transition is the Area and Assistant Governor string. As you know, each of our 13 areas within District 6970 has three AGs. Each AG serves a three year term. The terms of each AG within an area are staggered. Therefore, each year a new AG comes on board and one rotates out. These AGs are a vital club resource. So including them in your transition planning can be extremely helpful to your club.

One good place to start or polish-up your transition planning is at the District Conference and Assembly taking place May 8-10 at Flagler College in St. Augustine. I hope that several members from each club will register to attend this event. Doing so will be beneficial to all concerned.

Event Reminders:

May 8-10: District Conference and Assembly at the Flagler College campus. Mark your calendar for a weekend of interesting, informative and inspirational sessions, and a lot of fun Rotary fellowship.

June 18-21: Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) will take place again this year on the University of North Florida’s campus. Each club should sponsor at least one, and preferably two, aspiring high school leaders to attend this life changing event.

June 26-28: Zone 34 Regional Seminar at the Hyatt Hotel in Jacksonville, Florida. All District and Club leaders are encouraged to attend. Look for more details soon on our District website.

For more on these and all other events in District 6970, please go to www.rotary6970.org.


Yours in service to Rotary,  
      Percy  
District Governor 2014-2015
Rotary International District 6970



Pierre on the move, again!  Guess With Who??

Guess who the tall one is and win..Tell Patti at Rotary.
Guess who the tall one is and win..Tell Patti at Rotary.
Guess who the tall one is and win..Tell Patti at Rotary.